Complete workaround based on my above solution: 1. I created a script and named it "earth.sh" (without the quotes).
sudo gedit earth.sh and placed the following lines inside it: #!/bin/bash LANG=en_US google-earth 2. Then I placed said script inside /opt/google/earth/free: sudo cp earth.sh /opt/google/earth/free 3. Then I opened /usr/share/applications/google-earth.desktop: sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/google-earth.desktop and changed the "exec" command to "/opt/google/earth/free/earth.sh". Now google earth opens and the search function works ok even if the language is not US english. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1160289 Title: Google earth search does not zoom onto a location To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/googleearth-package/+bug/1160289/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
